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Sneak, loot, adapt Back in October, I got the chance to sit down to chat with members of Eidos Montrealafter a lengthy session with the new entry in theThiefseries.Since the reveal in 2009, the game has gone through many different iterations and changes. From an obnoxiously namedTHI4Fand a proposed and tested third-person action game; this new take on the series has been through the ringer. As such, fans have been skeptical of whether a new entry can work....

Mmm, TowerFall Ascension Sony’s July lineup for PlayStation Plus is mostly the same in North America and Europe, and it certainly favors PS4 owners.TowerFall AscensionandStriderare two games you ought to check out, and theDestinymultiplayer beta will roll out on July 17. Sure, why not? There’s alsoDead Space 3andVesselon PS3, andDoki-Doki Universeon PS Vita. The other handheld title? That varies by region. Here, it’sMuramasa Rebirth, finally. In Europe, the second PS Vita title isLEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroeswhich is, uh, not the platform I’d pick for the game if given the choice....

Not attaching to enough faces Bloomberghas revealedthat Sony’s new PlayStation VR2 Headset is projected to sell fewer than 300,000 units by the end of March. How much less? Well, PSVR2 is on track to hit 270,000.This is according to estimates from the International Data Corporation, a research firm that tracks these sorts of things. Considering that Sony was looking to make 2 million units in its first three months (though it reportedlyslashed this to 1 millionand then refuted those reports), this is a pretty disappointing start....

During the Sony State of Play presentation today, we got a look at some new content coming forResident Evil 4remake. The juiciest reveal here isthe return of the Separate Ways campaignstarring Ada Wong, which will finally hit the game next week on September 21. It was perhaps a given that Separate Ways would make it back toResident Evil 4in one way or another. Its exclusion from the remake’s original release didn’t escape ire from fans, so it’s good to see it here now....

The last time we checked in with Facebook’s ongoing quest to dominate the VR market, their leading headset was called the “Oculus Quest 2.” Now, we’re in a post-Oculus world with the Meta Quest 3. Time to check in and see how much consumer-grade VR has progressed in the past three years. Spoiler: it’s come quite far! Product: Meta Quest 3Manufacturer:MetaInput: One USB-C chargerMSRP: $499 (128GB), $649 (512GB) The first thing you’ll notice about the Meta Quest 3 is the price tag....

Sometimes I imagine the puzzle game masterminds at PopCap as mad scientists, all hunched over a table in a dark underground laboratory, doing somethingunworldlyto their games to make them as addictive as they are. In recent memory, titlesPlants vs. Zombiesand the various incarnations ofPegglehave eaten more productive hours than they should have, and now a follow-up to one of PopCap’s classics is doing the same. The originalZumaconsumed me for a long while, and a version later released on Xbox Live Arcade did it again....

Telltale Games have been burning both ends of the wick recently: theyjust launchedthe first episode ofWallace and Gromiton XBLA,announcedTales of Monkey Island, and are about to releaseSam & Max Save the World. The latest addition to their armory ofSam & Maxgames will hit Xbox Live Arcade on June 17th, which happens to be this Wednesday. If you’re a little confused, let’s backtrack: Telltale released a series of episodic games calledSam & Max: Season Onetwo years ago for PC and Wii....

My goodness! ThatNintendo release listis filled with all sorts of goodies! Not only will I be able to channel my inner fashionista withStyle Savvy: Trendsetters, I’ll be able enjoy some good ol’ liquid physics platforming fun withFluidity: Spin Cycle. The originalFluiditymay just be the very last high-quality WiiWare game ever — I certainly can’t think of anything substantial since then, excludingLa-Mulanawhich had its American release halted.Fluiditycombined the open-world exploration of a Metroidvania with the star-collecting mechanic ofSuper Mario 64....

NatsumeAtari and ININ have announced that the next retro revival from Tengo Project will beShadow of the Ninja – Reborn. This is described as a “completely new production” but is based on the 1990 NES game,Shadow of the Ninja, also known asBlue Shadowin Europe andYami no Shigotonin Kagein Japan. It’s set for release in Spring 2024. Tengo Project is the studio behindWild Guns Reloadedand last year’sPocky & Rocky Reshrined. Both are based on rather obscure retro games in their own right, but both are absolutely stellar....

They should use crowd noise from 8-bit games Britain appears to be loosening its lockdown measures, based on the fact that –checks notes –over a thousand new cases of COVID-19 are still being reported every day. This means that football’s Premier League will finally be returning to action June 17, but with the unfortunate omission of one minor detail: actual fans. Still, it looks like Sky Sports has home viewers covered....

It involves the DLC A link between glitch worlds? Last week Mety333 managed to find a newZelda: Breath of the Wildglitch, which comes roughly a year and a half since the launch of the game. Or more precisely since it involvesThe Master TrialsDLC, a year and two months since that particular add-on went live. Mety333 glitches out the trials and sneaks into a new area (by using a launched box to phase through a wall), which features an open air plane with a world’s edge, plenty of surfing spots, and strange bugged out aesthetics: like puddles of water that turn into lava....

You’ll need all your sunken treasure Two Special Editions will be sailing into port with the arrival of Purple Lamp Studios’ upcoming remakeSpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated. THQ Nordic released details on both editions, though you’ll have to spare with some coin to acquire them. The “Shiny” edition includes a copy of the game on the format of your choosing, six art lithographs, a sticker sheet and a pair of SpongeBob sport socks....

Xbox Live and the whole gamerpic idea is nothing short of genius, and not a day goes by that I don’t think about how much I’m looking forward to the day that Sony and Nintendo finally get the message, and level the playing field with their own variations of the killer service. There’s just something about customization that is oh so attractive. Whether you count yourself among the ranks of the “hardcore,” or simply like to jump online for quick bursts of multiplayer fun for the sake of fun, your gamerpic says a lot about you....